Little Red

A/N: Thank you very much for all the positive reviews I got on the last chapter. I've been trying to write longer chapters, but so far I haven't been able to write as often as I would have liked to. School keeps one very busy sometimes you know..

Chapter Two: Pinned Butterflies

It was morning, birds were chirping, and Misaki was walking around in his little house. With sleepy eyes, he started to prepare for breakfast, he took out two eggs and cracked them open over the frying pan. Not really caring if some parts of the eggshell were left with the actual egg.

Sitting down by the table, he started eating the breakfast he had just cooked. The scent of omelets was still in the air. The boy smiled brightly as he took his first bite out of the omelets. 'You've done it again Misaki! The omelets are really delicious!' He told himself as he smiled proudly down at the omelets.

After finishing his breakfast, he put on his red coat and walked out of the door, only to be greeted by a cold breeze. Leeves flew around, the grass was swaying and the wind howled.

This wasn't a good sign.

Walking carefully on the rocky path trying not to stumble, Misaki took out his cell phone. He pressed on a button to see what time it was, only to realize that the café he was headed to wasn't going to open anytime soon. He sighed in relief, knowing that he didn't have to hurry.

He stared in awe at the big, cherry blossom tree he walked by, he's heard the stories of this tree. The tree that'll bring youth, to the one who brings him what he seeks for. Of course, Misaki knew this was only a story, a myth. A horror story people would tell each other at the campfire. And a story adults told their bad behaving children, to scare them.

'Just another lie..' He told himself with a saddened expression on his face.

He continued to follow the little path until he came into a small sized village. Most of the houses were red, but some where also yellow. Each house had a small backyard, some where filled with decorations, like garden gnomes or pink flamingos. While other were just plain, nothing in particular. Just grass, nothing more, nothing less. Just one word could describe them. Boring.

He looked up at the sky, seeing it was clear blue, not a single cloud to be seen. He inhaled the cold air surrounding him. Taking slow steps, one foot after another. He didn't really feel like going out today, everything felt like it was totally out of place. His hands folded into fists, nails digging harshly into his skin. Memories of his past showed up in his mind, his mother's terrified look, his brother's pleading, and the word that broke him completely, the word that made his happiness fade away, only to be replaced by fear, anger & sorrow. Making him realize what he really was.

A monster.

The words were echoing inside his head, he tried to pull himself together. Shaking his head, he reached out to grab his phone inside of his pocket.

09:13 am

He sighed deeply, 'Still too early..'

Taking a peek out of the little window of the limousine, Akihiko frowned. All that he could think of was the people outside, walking on the streets. They all looked so happy, just the clear thought disgusted him. The world wasn't fair, well, it had never been fair to him. Being the crown prince of the kingdom, he had to follow everyone's expectations. He just wanted the freedom he was never going to be given.

Silently, he opened the door of the limousine. He went outside and took a look at the sign that was hanging over the entrance of the little café his chauffeur had stopped in front of. 'Pinned Butterflies, huh? That's an unusual name for a café..' He thought as he took a step forward.

The café was painted red with large, windows with white frames. Inside, the café was decorated with round, wooden tables with chairs around them, and small sofas placed against the walls. As he stepped inside, a little bell rang above the door which caught some of the workers` attention. He looked around trying to find the brown haired person he seeked for. Until he saw a wavering hand in the back of the café. He walked over to the table, trying not to bump into one of the waitresses and get coffee all over his dress shirt.

The brown haired man frowned as their eyes made contact. "Took you long enough." The brunette said annoyed, guiding his coffee up to his lips. "Nice to see you too, old friend." Akihiko said sarcastically, sitting down on the chair across the brunette. "Now, let's get everything straight. What is the problem?" He said with a serious expression. Letting out a sigh, the brunette reached for his bag and pulled out a letter.

The letter had a strangely familiar mark on it, concern started consuming his entire being. Knowing that this wasn't a good sign, Akihiko held back a gasp. "This is serious, Akihiko. Just give them what they want and you won't have to deal with them again." The brunette said with a serious expression on his face, as he handed the letter to the silver haired one.

"You can't shy away now. He might not have as much power as you may have, but he is still very powerful."

Akihiko sighed. "What if I don't want to do as he says?" He told the brunette, raising a brow. "He knows we can't make all of them disappear. This is all foolishness. Even if we tried destroying all of them, there will always be one of them left out there."

"Don't be a fool, Akihiko!" The brunette rose from his seat as he slammed his fist onto the table. Scowling, he looked him in his eyes. People glared at them with confused expressions on their faces.

"They are monsters! They do not deserve to live among us, do you even know how much trouble they can cause us?!" He called out.

Akihiko stared at the irritated brunette as he sighed. "Still, you can't make me change my decision." He averted his eyes from the brunette and rose from his seat. "I hope you'll have a wonderful day, old friend." Akihiko said as he headed for the door.

He could hear the brunette calling for him to come back, though. He should have already known that the mighty Usami Akihiko doesn't follow orders.

A/U: Thank you for reading! Please review if you liked this chapter!

Have a great day!